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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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